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Bust of Benjamin Franklin Bust
This is a Bust. It was after Jean-Jacques Caffiéri and Jean-Jacques Caffiéri and manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory and subject: Benjamin Franklin. It is dated ca. 1790–1795 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is biscuit (bust); wood, gold (socle). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Sèvres produced several different busts of Benjamin Franklin. One was made after the 1778 bust by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). Another, the present example, was produced with variations after the 1777 terracotta bust modelled from life by Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (1725-92).
This object was
bequest of
Mrs. John Innes Kane.
It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- Staircase Model (France)
- mahogany, ebony, pear (wood) or sycamore, oak; biscuit porcelain.
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
- 2007-45-12
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (a: bust): 28 x 21 x 8.5 cm (11 in. x 8 1/4 in. x 3 3/8 in.) H x W x D (b: platform): 9.8 x 24 x 21.5 cm (3 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Back of bust: [1] "21" underlined, painted [2] cursive "N", incised
It is inscribed
Around socle: [1] "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN", painted in gold
Cite this object as
Bust of Benjamin Franklin Bust; Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France); After Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (French, 1725 - 1792); Subject: Benjamin Franklin (American, 1706 - 1790); France; biscuit (bust); wood, gold (socle); H x W x D (a: bust): 28 x 21 x 8.5 cm (11 in. x 8 1/4 in. x 3 3/8 in.) H x W x D (b: platform): 9.8 x 24 x 21.5 cm (3 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-447-a,b
